funkman
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- Apr 19, 2006
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- Middletown, NY
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- AT Pro & Ace 250
I met up with my detecting partner (camper on TNet) on Saturday at the mall. She had trouble getting the coil cover off her coil and we were meeting some prospective detectorist to maybe plan a hunt together. Anyway we brought some of the things we had found to show these new people. I had a couple of display cases with some of my finds and she had her little pouch that she brought her coins, jewelry and misc items. Well after I was able to pry the coil cover off, we started looking over our items. She admired my displays while I went through her pouch. Most of the coins I had already seen since she showed me them the few times we were able to get a hunt together last year. One of them took me by surprise and I could not believe what I held in my hand. I asked her if she knew what she had there, which at the time she did not but NOW she does! She was kind enough to let me borrow it so I could photograph it and post it to the site for all of you to give her the proper kudos that she deserves. Well she had this coin mixed in with other coins in a pouch and I got a napkin and carefully folded it in that until I got home in which I took my 1911 V nickel out of its plastic coin holder and put this in. Now it can be handled carefully. At first I thought it was English but I definately knew it was Colonial. I could see the "17" on the bottom but the rest of it is pretty bare. DOing some research I found that it is actually a Reale! I can see the roman numeral III on the obverse to the upper left of the bust and I guess it is George III?? It does say Carolus III and the rest if very hard to see but when I went to this website this morning I see that the exact coin is in the banner...just better condition than this one.
The one in the banner is a 2 reale. Can anyone tell me if this is the same based on the designs that can be seen? I cannot see where (based on the banner coin) where the "2" is. Not sure if the design was only used on 2 reales and the others had another design. Maybe one of you fine experts in colonial era coinage can shed light on this for her.
Anyway I am still shocked to be having in my possession a coin that was around and used when we were stil colonies of England and just forming our own country.
A big CONGRATS to camper for this excellent find!!!! Now if she only remembered where she found it!!!
Funkman
The one in the banner is a 2 reale. Can anyone tell me if this is the same based on the designs that can be seen? I cannot see where (based on the banner coin) where the "2" is. Not sure if the design was only used on 2 reales and the others had another design. Maybe one of you fine experts in colonial era coinage can shed light on this for her.
Anyway I am still shocked to be having in my possession a coin that was around and used when we were stil colonies of England and just forming our own country.
A big CONGRATS to camper for this excellent find!!!! Now if she only remembered where she found it!!!
Funkman
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